Hurricane Mitch from TRMM: October 27, 1998 with Two Surfaces

  • Released Thursday, December 31, 1998
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A fly-in to Hurricane Mitch on October 27, 1998, showing the three-dimensional structure of the precipitation as measured by the Precipitation Radar instrument on TRMM. In this animation, a surface of constant precipitation colored by the value of the precipitation on the ground under the surface is revealed, then a second surface of higher precipitation is revealed. The global cloud cover data was measured by GOES.

Video slate image reads "TRMM Hurricane Mitch October 27, 1998 01:08 UTC TRMM Microwave Image and Visible and Infrared Scanner (and GOES Satellite Data) with second swath pass; red colors = High rain rates; blue colors = Lower rain rates".

Video slate image reads "TRMM Hurricane Mitch October 27, 1998 01:08 UTC TRMM Microwave Image and Visible and Infrared Scanner (and GOES Satellite Data) with second swath pass; red colors = High rain rates; blue colors = Lower rain rates".

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This page was originally published on Thursday, December 31, 1998.
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